The grain size, and therefore the grain boundary density, is known to play a major role in the
flow stress of metallic materials. A linear relationship to the inverse of the square root of the …

Significant progress has been made in magnesium-based composites during recent
decades, especially for the appearance of magnesium matrix composite reinforced by …

Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys usually show relatively low strength and poor ductility at
room temperature due to their anisotropic hexagonal close-packed (HCP) crystal structure …

Pure magnesium (Mg) develops a strong basal texture after conventional processing of hot
rolling or extrusion. Consequently, it exhibits anisotropic mechanical properties and is …

Refining a metal's grain size can result in dramatic increases in strength, and the magnitude
of this strengthening increment can be estimated using the Hall–Petch equation. Since the …

Grain growth directly influences the plasticity and strength of Mg alloys. As the grain size
decreases from the microscale to the nanoscale, the plasticity of Mg alloys continually …

We have studied the microstructure evolution and deformation behavior of Mg-5Gd-3Y-(1Sn)-
0.5 Zr alloys during hot compression (T= 350° C, 400° C, 450° C and 500° C, ε˙= 0.002 s− 1 …

Ultrafine-grained materials display almost no strain hardening, an enhanced strain rate
sensitivity and grain boundary offsets during plastic deformation. It is expected that …

Overcoming the trade-off between strength and ductility in metallic materials is a grand
challenge. Recently, materials with a gradient nano-grained (GNG) surface layer adhering to …

The effect of the grain size on the mechanical properties of metallic materials has been a
topic of significant interest for researchers and industry. For many decades, a relationship …